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Village

Kurucan

Located in Saray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°37′12″ N 44°15′59″ E

Map showing the location of Kurucan Kurucan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,352 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport83 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport119 km

About Kurucan

Kurucan is a village. Location: Saray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,352 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Luzunçeşme Tepe and Uzunçeşme Tepesi.

Climate of Kurucan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -4° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 220 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 232 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 361 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (67 mm)
Driest month
September (12 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kurucan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°2°10°15°20°26°26°22°14°7°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°-1°3°7°11°11°6°1°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)353750676133161312463938

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kurucan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 83 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) (121 km). The nearest large city is Van, 78 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 83 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 119 kmsouth
  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 121 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 78 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 146 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 161 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 217 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 220 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kurucan

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 259 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 21 kmN
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 11 kmW
  • Çaçan Gölü Lake 7 kmS
  • Mollatopuz Tepe Mountain 14 kmW

25–60 km131 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 42 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 60 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 52 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 57 kmW

60–100 km264 places

  • Lim Island Island 84 kmW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 61 kmW
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 70 kmW
  • Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 75 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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